The first rule of edge compute thought leadership is: don't overuse the term  edge . Over the course of my blog series on the topic, I have  defined the edge ,  explained edge computing , and  discussed the economics of edge computing . There have also been a few articles in which I've discussed  how confusing this can all be  for people to understand. In an effort to tie it all together, I wanted to highlight use cases wheree customers use Akamai's edge platform to solve real-world problems. \r\n The following are four simple use cases where customers faced challenges with cloud platforms and cloud computing .   \r\n You are here: accelerate geolocation by 99% \r\n Personalization is an important part of a modern user experience. Displaying local inventory and offers is table stakes, and yet not always easy to do. Geolocation allows a popular automobile marketplace to tailor inventory and information.…